53205287 Farmer Suicide Pptnie

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FARMER SUICIDE

PRESENTED BY:-

BIKAS KUMAR PATRA


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Objectives Of The Study

What is the situation of f arm er in India- an agr icultu r e count r y

To k now the r eason behind the Farm er Suicide


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INDIAN FARMERS

The typical Indian f arm er is poor. Th ey ar e una ble to pr ovide mor e than the ver y basic needs fo r their f am ilies

The Indian f arm er lives in a sma ll village wher e life pr oceeds at a much slowe r pace than it does in the townsand cities

Ther e is har dly any medical aid availa ble. No schoolf acilities is availa ble for their childr en. Mode of transpo r tstill the old one


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SITUATI O N OF FARMERS IN

INDIAIncome of most f arm er s is so less, tha t some r esor t to thesellin g of their childr en to other s-- often in involunt ar yser vitude (sl aver y) to br ick k ilns, r ice mills, andem br oide r y f actor ies

The condition of t he f arm er s in India ha s not changedmuch even after independence . Th ey ar e still dependenton the rain god for water

The pr ices at which cr ops and f r uits ar e bough t f r om the f arm er s is ver y less when com par ed to the pr ice at whichthey ar e sold


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FARMERS SUICIDE


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Farm er Suicide Tolls Continued To

R ise


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Why Farm er s Suicide In An

Agr icultu r e Count r y?R eason Behind Farm er Suicide: -Econo mic Causes:

Ove r dependence on the monsoonsLack of pr ope r irr iga tionEx pensive technologies

Gr owin g ex penditu r es, speci ally on bough t inputs

Na tural hazar ds caused by dr ough t

Accumulated bur den of debt


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Contd

Neutral seedsUnsatisf actor y agr icultu r e income

Some times they doesnt have enou gh m oney to sustain him self when ther e is no cr op


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Social Causes

The dr ink ing ha bit which a tr ophies the pr oductivity of the f arm er.

Ex travaga nt ex penditu r es on marr iages.

Bad health and illness and ina bility to meet the necess ar y ex penditu r e on medicine and healthser vice .


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Statistical Analysis of Farmer Suicide


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INDIAN FAMERS vs US FARMERS

A C om par isonINDIAN FARMER Th e averag e Indian f arm f am ily wo rk s 80

hour s per week Ear ns a bout $3,000 .00 a year His wife and childr en wo rk with h im in field

Few have telep hones, co m puter s, or other mode r n equip ment . Most don't even own atractor


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AMERICAN FARMER A f arm er in the US work s ver y har d (80+ hour s per week ) dur ing cer tain k ey per iods (pl anting,har vestin g, etc.)The averag e Am er ican f arm f am ily ear ns$60,000 .00 a year

H e has a ver y comfor ta ble lifestyleFarm ing methods ar e ver y mode r n which mak e

f arm ing for h im easier and mor e convenient .


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REC OMMENDATI O N

Quality Seeds should be pr ovide to the f armer s

Supple mentar y irr iga tion

R educe use of pesticide

Organic f arm ing

Pr icing Policies


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What is done by ITC in their pr oject E-Choupal should by allowed and pr omoted bygove r nment to other com panies

Financial Assist ance should be p r ovided by t hegove r nment and money should r each in handsof f arm er s not in the hands of co rr upt people


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CO NC LUSI O N

Even though I ndia is k nown fo r agr icultu r e.Th is secto r is ver y unde r developed

The f arm er tha t feeds the nation is hungr yhimself

Farm er s ar e asset of a count r y lik e India andmust be pr otected and guaranteed fo r their invest ment in the unce r tain field of agr icultu r e


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QUE STIONS???


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53205287 Farmer Suicide Pptnie